Washington, DC — Yesterday, a federal judge in Texas issued an administrative stay to pause the newly launched, “Keeping Families Together” program – the Biden Administration policy that offers legal protections, known as “parole in place” – to select long-settled spouses of U.S. citizens as they seek permanent status...
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Vanessa Cárdenas: “The more Americans learn about the related costs and consequences, the more unpopular the Trump/Vance agenda becomes.” Washington, DC — This past weekend, during an interview aired on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” JD Vance refused to answer three separate direct questions from host Kristen Welker about the...
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Washington, DC — The following is a statement from David Leopold, legal advisor to America’s Voice and Immigration Group Leader at UB Greensfelder LLP: “Once again a cadre of red states, led by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, have tapped the anti-immigrant judicial pipeline in a cynical effort to...
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Washington, DC — The two different visions for America and immigration were fully on display yesterday in the contrast between the speeches and focus of Vice President Kamala Harris at the DNC and former President Donald Trump at the border in Arizona. VP Harris connected her proud first generation...
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Vanessa Cárdenas reacts to DNC, and America’s Voice offers key questions and resources ahead of Trump and Vance immigration speeches Washington, DC — Last night’s DNC featured a hopeful and optimistic view of what America can be, on immigration and beyond, that stands in stark contrast to the “send...
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Washington, DC – Below is a column by Maribel Hastings from America’s Voice en Español translated to English from Spanish. It ran in several Spanish-language media outlets earlier this week: If anything stands out from the Democratic National Convention, it’s the united front that this party seeks to demonstrate,...
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Washington, DC — As the United States continues to lead all other nations in its economic rebound from the pandemic, experts, and observers are highlighting the importance of immigrants to the U.S. economy and the potentially disastrous costs and consequences of mass deportation. According to Douglas Rivlin, Sr. Director...
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Washington, DC – Just as the trajectory of the presidential race has altered in recent weeks, so have the politics of immigration. Only a month ago, Republicans were passing out and holding up “Mass Deportation Now” signs on the floor of their Milwaukee convention. They have defined the unsparing...
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Washington, DC — Today is the official start of the “Keeping Families Together” program – the Biden Administration policy that offers legal protections – known as “parole in place” – to select spouses and stepchildren of U.S. citizens as they seek permanent status in the U.S. The policy, announced...
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CHICAGO — Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (D-Illinois), together with representatives from America’s Voice, Vera Institute of Justice, National Partnership for New Americans, and National Immigrant Justice Center held a press briefing (recording available here) on the current status of deportation legal defense, with a focus on Illinois. The call participants...
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